虚 (虛) xū
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xū
adjective
empty; devoid of content; void
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '虛' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '虛' 1, p. 514; Unihan '虛') -
xū
adjective
false
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 弄虚作假 'to practice fraud' (CCI p. 24; Guoyu '虛' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '虛' 4, p. 514; Unihan '虛') -
xū
noun
hill; mound
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 墟 (Guoyu '虛' n 1; Kroll 2015 '虛', p. 514) -
xū
proper noun
Xu; Barrens
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Name of one of the 28 lunar lodgings (Guoyu '虛' n 7; Kroll 2015 '虛' 7, p. 514) -
xū
noun
ruins
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 墟 (Kroll 2015 '虛', p. 514) -
xū
noun
empty space
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 空间 (Guoyu '虛' n 2) -
xū
noun
a hole; a void
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 虚 is synonymous with 空隙 (Guoyu '虛' n 3; Unihan '虛') -
xū
noun
the sky
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 虚 is synonymous with 天空 (Guoyu '虛' n 5; Kroll 2015 '虛' 3, p. 514) -
xū
noun
weakness
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 弱势 (Guoyu '虛' n 4) -
xū
adjective
sparse; rare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 虚 is synonymous with 稀少 (Kroll 2015 '虛' 2, p. 514) -
xū
adjective
weak; not substantial
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 虚 is synonymous with 虚弱 (Guoyu '虛' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '虛' 2a, p. 514) -
xū
noun
a direction
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 虚 is synonymous with 方位; for example 四虚 the four directions (Guoyu '虛' n 6) -
xū
adjective
flustered
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 虚 is synonymous with 心慌 (Guoyu '虛' adj 5) -
xū
adjective
modest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 虚 is synonymous with 谦虚 (Guoyu '虛' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '虛' 6, p. 514) -
xū
verb
to empty
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 虚 is synonymous with 使空 (Guoyu '虛' v 1) -
xū
adverb
in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; wasted
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 虚 is synonymous with 白白地 (Guoyu '虛' adv; Kroll 2015 '虛' 5, p. 514) -
xū
noun
death
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '虛' 1b, p. 514) -
xū
noun
false; mithya
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mithyā (BCSD '虛', p. 1034; MW 'mithyā') -
xū
noun
empty; in vain; tuccha
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: tuccha (BCSD '虛', p. 1034; MW 'tuccha')
Contained in
- 虚堂和尚语录(虛堂和尚語錄) Quotations from Abbot Xu Tang
- 等虚空界(等虛空界) the same as the realm of space
- 虚空知天(虛空知天) Ākāśānantyāyatana Heaven
- 一水贯通五湖四海 一月普照万国九州 一雨滋润山川草木 一雷觉醒大地群迷 一理贯通千差万别 一言决断古今犹豫 一心广含十方虚空 一念慈悲众生受益(一水貫通五湖四海 一月普照萬國九州 一雨滋潤山川草木 一雷覺醒大地群迷 一理貫通千差萬別 一言決斷古今猶豫 一心廣含十方虛空 一念慈悲眾生受益) One water flows through all rivers and seas. One moon shines on all kingdoms and continents. One rain nourishes a mountain's rivers, grass, and trees. One thunder awakens the confused minds of the whole land. One principle mastered makes all the difference. One final call puts an end to all doubts. One all-embracing mind: the vast emptiness. One thought of compassion benefits all beings.
- 太虚(太虛) sky ; a void ; Taixu
- 虚空慧菩萨(虛空慧菩薩) Gaganamati Bodhisattva
- 言无名利 行绝虚浮(言無名利 行絕虛浮) Speak Not of Fame and Gain; Act Without Superficiality
- 虚云和尚年谱(虛雲和尚年譜) The Xuyun Almanac ; The Xuyun Almanac
- 虚空藏菩萨陀罗尼(虛空藏菩薩陀羅尼) Ākāśagarbhadhāraṇī; Xukong Zang Pusa Tuoluoni
- 心如明月连天净 性似虚空彻底清(心如明月連天淨 性似虛空徹底清) A heart as radiant as the moon that spans the clear sky; A nature as crystal-clear as the vast emptiness.
- 虚女(虛女) a woman not able to give birth to children
- 虚空网(虛空網) emptiness net
- 虚空住(虛空住) Ākāśapratiṣṭhita
- 虚空不能容(虛空不能容) it cannot be contained in space
- 虚空藏菩萨神呪经(虛空藏菩薩神呪經) Ākāśagarbhasūtra; Xukong Zang Pusa Shen Zhou Jing
- 虚空孕(虛空孕) akasagarbha
- 虚空藏菩萨神咒经(虛空藏菩薩神咒經) ākāśagarbha bodhisattva dhāraṇī
- 虚空藏菩萨诸问七佛陀罗尼呪经(虚空藏菩薩諸問七佛陀羅尼呪經) Dharani of the Space-Store Bodhisattva’s Questions to Seven Buddhas
Also contained in
虚飘飘 、 阴虚火旺 、 虚设 、 虚拟环境 、 虚伪类真 、 弄虚作假 、 虚线 、 虚室生白 、 虚拟 、 虚度光阴 、 爱慕虚荣 、 虚怀若谷 、 虚无缥缈 、 虚词 、 虚像 、 乘虚而入 、 徒拥虚名 、 虚拟专用网 、 徒有虚名 、 虚文 、 虚警 、 虚弱 、 虚有其表 、 虚文浮礼 、 虚应故事 、 虚脱 、 虚惊 、 虚名 、 眼见为实,耳听为虚 、 虚情假意 、 虚实 、 做贼心虚 、 虚心好学
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Avoiding Misfortune Caused by the Seven Planets (Qi Yao Rang Zai Jue) 七曜攘災決 — count: 102
- Scroll 2 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 59
- Scroll 2 New Commentary on the Zhao Lun 肇論新疏 — count: 55
- Scroll 1 Zhao Lun 肇論 — count: 53 , has English translation
- Scroll 14 Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經 — count: 52 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 1 Viṁśatikāvṛtti (Dasheng Weishi Lun) 大乘唯識論 — count: 47
- Scroll 8 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 45
- Scroll 9 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 44
- Scroll 4 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 43
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 42
Collocations
- 余虚 (餘虛) 此實餘虛 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 99
- 饥虚 (飢虛) 各懷飢虛 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 7
- 陵虚 (陵虛) 陵虛至東方 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 6
- 虚渴 (虛渴) 眾甚虛渴欲見世尊 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 5
- 虚耗 (虛耗) 外色不潔果實虛耗 — Fenbie Shan E Bao Ying Jing (Śukasūtra)分別善惡報應經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
- 虚旷 (虛曠) 生虛曠無限容受勝身 — Yangjuemoluo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 央掘魔羅經, Scroll 3 — count: 3
- 虚软 (虛軟) 佛住三十三天驄色虛軟石上 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 3
- 色虚 (色虛) 佛住三十三天驄色虛軟石上 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 3
- 气力虚 (氣力虛) 氣力虛竭 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 3
- 虚竭 (虛竭) 氣力虛竭 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 3